List of places in Falkirk district
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Town
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Village
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Hamlet
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Castle
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Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
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Historic house
A historic house can be a stately home, the birthplace of a famous person, or a house with an interesting history or architecture.- Background :...
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Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
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Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
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Reservoir
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River
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Scotland
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- Abbotshaugh Community WoodlandAbbotshaugh Community WoodlandAbbotshaugh Community Woodland is situated north of Falkirk. The first community planting was the result of an advert in the local newspaper.The area planted in March 1996 was the site of Dalderse Mill Farm which was the last working farm in the Dawson ward of Falkirk. The second area planted in...
- AirthAirthAirth is a Royal Burgh, village, former trading port and civil parish in Falkirk, Scotland. It is north of Falkirk town and sits on the banks of the River Forth. Airth lies on the A905 road between Grangemouth and Stirling and is overlooked by Airth Castle, the village retains two market crosses...
, Airth CastleAirth CastleAirth Castle is a castle overlooking the village of Airth and the River Forth, in the Falkirk area of Scotland. The castle is currently operated as a hotel and spa.... - Allandale
- Antonine WallAntonine WallThe Antonine Wall is a stone and turf fortification built by the Romans across what is now the Central Belt of Scotland, between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde. Representing the northernmost frontier barrier of the Roman Empire, it spanned approximately 39 miles and was about ten feet ...
- AvonbridgeAvonbridgeAvonbridge is a small village which lies within the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is south-southeast of the town of Falkirk. Avonbridge sits just inside the council boundary line between Falkirk and West Lothian councils....
- River Avon
- Avon AqueductAvon AqueductThe Avon Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct on the Union Canal near Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. It is long and high; it is the longest and tallest aqueduct in Scotland, and the second longest in Britain...
, Avon GorgeAvon Gorge, FalkirkThe Avon Gorge, Falkirk is a small wooded gorge in Falkirk, Scotland.An area of 19.05 hectares of the gorge is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest; it was notified in 1986...
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- BainsfordBainsfordBainsford is a small village within the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is situated in the Forth Valley, north of the town of Falkirk. It is positioned between the River Carron and the Forth and Clyde Canal to the north and south respectively....
- BanknockBanknockBanknock is a village within the Falkirk council area in Central Scotland. The village is west-southwest of Falkirk, east-northeast of Kilsyth and north-northeast of Cumbernauld....
- BinniehillBinniehillBinniehill is a village in Falkirk, Scotland....
- Birkhill Caverns
- Birkhill railway stationBirkhill railway stationBirkhill railway station is a railway station on the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway in Scotland, equidistant from Grangemouth, Bo'ness, Linlithgow and Polmont....
- Black LochBlack LochBlack Loch is a small loch or reservoir on the border of North Lanarkshire and Falkirk district, close to the village of Limerigg.The surface area of the Black Loch was enlarged in the early 1790s a small canal was cut at the western side so that run off from the moss would feed the loch and a dam...
- Blackness, Blackness CastleBlackness CastleBlackness Castle is a 15th century fortress, near the village of Blackness, Scotland, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth. It was built, probably on the site of an earlier fort, by Sir George Crichton in the 1440s. At this time, Blackness was the main port serving the Royal Burgh of...
- Bo'nessBo'nessBo'ness, properly Borrowstounness, is a coastal town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies on a hillside on the south bank of the Firth of Forth within the Falkirk council area, north-west of Edinburgh and east of Falkirk. At the 2001 census, Bo'ness had a resident population of 13,961...
, Bo'ness and Kinneil RailwayBo'ness and Kinneil RailwayThe Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway is a Heritage railway in Falkirk, Scotland. It is operated by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society, and operates some 5 miles of track, virtually the entire Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway that became part of the former North British Railway on the Firth...
, Bo'ness Motor Museum, Bo'ness railway stationBo'ness railway stationBo'ness railway station is a tourist railway station in Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland. This station is not the original Bo'ness railway station, which was located roughly a quarter mile west on Seaview Place. The site of the original station is now a car park....
, Bo'ness United F.C.Bo'ness United F.C.Bo'ness United F.C. are a Scottish junior football club, based in the town of Bo'ness. They are currently members of the Scottish Junior Football Association's East Region Super League.... - Bonny Water
- BonnybridgeBonnybridgeBonnybridge is a small town in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It is west of Falkirk, north-east of Cumbernauld and south-southwest of Stirling. The town is situated near the Bonny Water which runs through the town and lies north of the Forth and Clyde Canal...
- BrightonsBrightonsBrightons is a village in the east of the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It is south-east of Falkirk, south of Grangemouth and east of Linlithgow...
, Brightons F.C.Brightons F.C.Brightons Football Club are a football club from Brightons in the Falkirk local authority area. Formed in 1990, they presently compete in Division 1A of the Foster's Central Scottish Amateur Football League... - Brockville ParkBrockville ParkBrockville Park was a football stadium located on Hope Street in Falkirk, Scotland, north-west of the town centre. It was the home of Falkirk F.C. from 1885 until the end of 2002–03 Scottish football season. The record attendance at Brockville Park was 23,100 on 21 February 1953 in a match...
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- CaliforniaCalifornia, FalkirkCalifornia is a former pit village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It lies between Shieldhill and Avonbridge on the uplands which form the southern edge of the council area....
- Callendar HouseCallendar HouseCallendar House is a mansion set within the grounds of Callendar Park in Falkirk, central Scotland. Its present form, in the style of a French Renaissance château, dates from the 19th century, although at its core is a 14th-century tower house...
, Callendar Park - CamelonCamelonCamelon is a large settlement within the Falkirk council area, Scotland. The village is in the Forth Valley, west of Falkirk, south of Larbert and east of Bonnybridge...
, Camelon railway stationCamelon railway stationCamelon railway station is a railway station serving the suburb of Camelon in Falkirk, Scotland. It is located on the Edinburgh-Dunblane and Cumbernauld Lines. Train services are provided by First ScotRail...
, Camelon Fort, Camelon Juniors F.C.Camelon Juniors F.C.Camelon Juniors F.C. are a Scottish Junior football club based in Camelon, in Falkirk district.The club, founded in 1920, currently play in the Scottish Junior Football Association's East Region Super League after winning the Lothians League Division 1 in 2005–06.Camelon parted company with... - CarronCarron, FalkirkCarron is a small village within the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is situated in the Forth Valley, north of Falkirk, north-west of Grangemouth and south-east of Stenhousemuir. Carron directly adjoins the neighbouring village of Carronshore to the east.The village sits north of...
, Carron CompanyCarron CompanyThe Carron Company was an ironworks established in 1759 on the banks of the River Carron near Falkirk, in Stirlingshire, Scotland. After initial problems, the company was at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution in the United Kingdom. The company prospered through its development and... - River CarronRiver Carron (Forth)The River Carron is a river in central Scotland. This river has given its name to towns in Falkirk, a variety of regional features, a type of cannon, a line of bathtubs, two warships and an island in the Southern Hemisphere.-River Carron:The river rises in the Campsie Fells before flowing into...
- CarronshoreCarronshoreCarronshore is a small village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village lies in the Forth Valley, north of the town of Falkirk and directly to the east of neighbouring village Carron.The village sits north of the River Carron....
- Castle Cary CastleCastle Cary CastleCastle Cary Castle, is a fifteenth-century tower house, about from Falkirk, in the former county of Stirlingshire, Scotland. It is located on the site of one of the principal forts of the Roman Antonine Wall....
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- DennyDenny, FalkirkDenny is a town in the Falkirk council area of Scotland, formerly in the county of Stirlingshire. It is situated west of Falkirk, and north-east of Cumbernauld, adjacent to both the M80 and M876 motorways...
- DennyloanheadDennyloanheadDennyloanhead is a village located in the Falkirk council area, Central Scotland, that is between Head of Muir and Longcroft.The main features include the Crown Hotel and Casserta's chip shop. There is another pub called the Railway Inn....
- DunipaceDunipaceDunipace is a village in the west of the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is south of Stirling and north-west of Falkirk. The village is situated on the north bank of the River Carron and adjoins the town of Denny to the south of the river....
, Dunipace F.C.Dunipace F.C.Dunipace Juniors Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Denny, Stirlingshire. Nicknamed the Pace, they were formed in 1888 and are based at Westfield Park. They currently compete in the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association... - Dunmore, Dunmore PineappleDunmore PineappleThe Dunmore Pineapple is a folly said to "rank as the most bizarre building in Scotland." It is situated in Dunmore Park, approximately one kilometre northwest of Airth and the same distance south of Dunmore in the Falkirk council area, Scotland...
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- Battle of Falkirk (1298)Battle of FalkirkThe Battle of Falkirk, which took place on 22 July 1298, was one of the major battles in the First War of Scottish Independence...
, Battle of Falkirk (1746) - FalkirkFalkirkFalkirk is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies in the Forth Valley, almost midway between the two most populous cities of Scotland; north-west of Edinburgh and north-east of Glasgow....
, Falkirk F.C.Falkirk F.C.Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire...
, Falkirk Golf Club, Falkirk High railway stationFalkirk High railway stationFalkirk High railway station is one of the railway stations serving the town of Falkirk in Scotland. It is on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line, and situated on the southern edge of the town, close to the Union Canal.-History:...
, Falkirk StadiumFalkirk StadiumThe Falkirk Stadium is a football stadium in Falkirk in central Scotland, which plays host to the home matches of Falkirk F.C. although the stadium itself sits partly within the boundaries of the neighbouring town of Grangemouth...
, Falkirk WheelFalkirk WheelThe Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift located in Scotland, UK,connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal, opened in 2002. It is named after the nearby town of Falkirk which is in central Scotland... - Falkirk (council area)Falkirk (council area)Falkirk is one of the 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland. It borders onto North Lanarkshire to the south west, Stirling to the north west, West Lothian to the south east and, across the Firth of Forth to the north east, Fife and Clackmannanshire...
- FankertonFankertonFankerton is a small village which lies within the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is west of Denny and west-northwest of Falkirk....
- Firs ParkFirs ParkFirs Park was a football stadium located on Firs Street, Falkirk, 0.3 miles north-east of the town centre. It was the home of East Stirlingshire F.C. from 1921 until the end of the 2007–08 Scottish football season.- History :...
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- Forth Valley CollegeForth Valley CollegeForth Valley College is a college in Scotland. It was formed in 2005 by the merger of Falkirk College of Further & Higher Education and Clackmannan College.-Campuses:The four main campuses of Forth Valley College are:*Falkirk*Stirling*Alloa*Raploch...
- River ForthRiver ForthThe River Forth , long, is the major river draining the eastern part of the central belt of Scotland.The Forth rises in Loch Ard in the Trossachs, a mountainous area some west of Stirling...
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- Grahamston railway stationFalkirk Grahamston railway stationFalkirk Grahamston railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town of Falkirk in Scotland. It is located on the Edinburgh to Dunblane Line. Cumbernauld Line trains also terminate here. Train services are provided by First ScotRail...
- GlensburghGlensburghGlensburgh is a very small and old hamlet situated on the south bank of the River Carron, north-west of Grangemouth.Originally built on farmland in 1240 as houses for farm slaves the now standing cottages date back as far as 1878. Originally called Brockborough the hamlet mainly harvested wheat...
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- GrangemouthGrangemouthGrangemouth is a town and former burgh in the council area of Falkirk, Scotland. The town lies in the Forth Valley, on the banks of the Firth of Forth, east of Falkirk, west of Bo'ness and south-east of Stirling. Grangemouth had a resident population of 17,906 according to the 2001...
, Grangemouth DocksGrangemouth Dockyard CompanyThe Grangemouth Dockyard Company was a British shipbuilding and ship repair firm located at Grangemouth, on the Firth of Forth, Scotland.-History:...
, Grangemouth RefineryGrangemouth RefineryGrangemouth refinery is a mature complex oil refinery located on the Firth of Forth in Grangemouth, Scotland.Currently operated by Ineos, it is Scotland's only oil refinery , and is also the UK's second-oldest; it supplies refined products to customers in Scotland, northern England, Northern... - RAF GrangemouthRAF Grangemouth- Pre-war :RAF Grangemouth was a RAF base north east of Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. It was opened as the Central Scotland Airport in May 1939 and operated as a civilian air navigation school until September 1939.-World War II :...
- GreenhillGreenhill, FalkirkGreenhill is a village which lies in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is located on the outskirts of Bonnybridge, west of Falkirk. Greenhill is situated south of the Forth and Clyde Canal and north of the railway line at Greenhill Junction....
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- HaggsHaggsHaggs is a small village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is situated south-west of Bonnybridge, nort-northeast of Kilsyth and south-southwest of Denny, on the east side of the A80 road which separates it from Banknock....
- HallglenHallglenGlen Village is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It is a settlement at the southern end of Callendar Park, south of Falkirk....
- Head of MuirHead of MuirHead Of Muir is a village located in the Falkirk council area, Central Scotland, between Denny and Dennyloanhead.Its local primary school is Head Of Muir primary school. The school is the most popular in the area. .Local amenities include a small shop operated by SCOTMID and a Butcher's shop called...
- Falkirk HelixFalkirk Helix-Project Overview:The Helix project will transform under-used land between Falkirk and Grangemouth into a thriving urban greenspace covering some 300 hectares....
- High BonnybridgeHigh BonnybridgeHigh Bonnybridge is a small village which lies in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is located south-east of Bonnybridge and west-southwest of Falkirk. High Bonnybridge sits north of the main Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk railway line....
- Hippodrome Cinema, Bo'nessHippodrome Cinema, Bo'ness-History:The Hippodrome Cinema in Bo'ness near Falkirk is an early example of a purpose-built cinema and thought to be the oldest such building surviving in Scotland...
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- LarbertLarbertLarbert is a small town in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town lies in the Forth Valley above the River Carron which flows from the west. Larbert is 3 miles from the shoreline of the Firth of Forth and 2.5 miles northwest of Falkirk, the main town in the area...
, Larbert railway stationLarbert railway stationLarbert railway station is a railway station serving Larbert near Falkirk, Scotland.- History :The station was built by the Scottish Central Railway, opening on 1 March 1848.... - LauriestonLaurieston, FalkirkLaurieston is a village in the Falkirk council area in Central Scotland. It is east Falkirk, south-west of Grangemouth and west of Polmont.Laurieston is located on the A803 road between Falkirk and Polmont...
- LethamLetham, FalkirkLetham is a small former mining village in Falkirk district, Scotland. It is located less than 2 miles from the town of Airth....
- LimeriggLimeriggLimerigg is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It lies on the B825 road between Slamannan and Caldercruix surrounded by extensive woodlands on the northern side and lying next to the Black Loch, which formerly fed the Monkland Canal, and close to the former boundary between...
- LongcroftLongcroft, FalkirkLongcroft is a small village in the Falkirk council area in Scotland. The village is located west-southwest of Falkirk along a stretch of the A803 road between Haggs and Dennyloanhead. The main features of the village include the Masonic Arms pub and hotel....
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- ReddingmuirheadReddingmuirheadReddingmuirhead is a village located in Stirlingshire, Falkirk council area, Central Scotland. A few hundred yards uphill from the village of Redding, it is between Shieldhill and Brightons....
- Rough Castle FortRough Castle FortRough Castle Fort is a Roman fort on the Antonine Wall roughly 2 kilometres south east of Bonnybridge near Tamfourhill in the Falkirk council area, Scotland....
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- ShieldhillShieldhillShieldhill is a village within the Falkirk council area in Central Scotland. The village is south-east of Falkirk, south-west of Polmont and north of the village of California....
- SkinflatsSkinflatsSkinflats is a small village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It is located north-west of Grangemouth, east of Carronshore and north-east of Falkirk...
- SlamannanSlamannanSlamannan is a village in the south of the Falkirk council area in Central Scotland. It is south-west of Falkirk, east of Cumbernauld and north-east of Airdrie....
- StandburnStandburnStandburn is a small village which lies within the Falkirk council area in central Scotland. It is located south-west of Maddiston, north-east of Avonbridge and south east of Falkirk...
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- StoneywoodStoneywood, FalkirkStoneywood is a small village which lies in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is located west of Denny and west-northwest of Falkirk.The village is located south of the River Carron along the B818 road on the outskirts of the town of Denny....
- South AlloaSouth AlloaSouth Alloa is a small village which lies in the north of the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is located south of the town of Alloa, east-southeast of Stirling and north of Falkirk...
- Falkirk SteepleFalkirk SteepleThe Falkirk Steeple is a landmark which dominates the skyline of Falkirk in central Scotland. The present structure on the High Street was built in 1814, and replaced an earlier steeple dating from the late 17th century, which itself replaced a still earlier structure. The Falkirk Steeple is...
- Steins Thistle F.C.Steins Thistle F.C.Steins Thistle Football Club is a football club from Allandale near Cumbernauld in Scotland. They were formed as the works team of the G.R. Stein Brickworks in Allandale, hence the name Steins Thistle in January, 1972. The brickworks provided a pitch for the team, and upon the firm's closure...
- StenhousemuirStenhousemuirStenhousemuir is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies in the Forth Valley within the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is north-northwest of Falkirk and directly adjoins to Larbert in the west. The villages of Carron and Carronshore adjoin Stenhousemuir to the east but...
, Stenhousemuir F.C.Stenhousemuir F.C.Stenhousemuir FC is a Scottish football club located in Stenhousemuir. The club is a member of the Scottish Football League and currently plays in the Scottish Second Division....
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- WallacestoneWallacestoneWallacestone is a village in the area of Falkirk, central Scotland. It lies south-west of Polmont, south-east of Falkirk and north-east of California.The population of Wallacestone is was recorded as 746 residents according to the 2001 census.-History:...
- WestquarterWestquarterWestquarter is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is west of Polmont and south-east of the town of Falkirk.Westquarter can be accessed from the north via the A803 road and from the south via the B805 road....
- WhitecrossWhitecross, FalkirkWhitecross is a small village within the Falkirk council area, close to the boundary of West Lothian council in Scotland. It lies west-southwest of Linlithgow and south-east of Polmont on the west bank of the River Avon....
- WoodlandsWoodlands, FalkirkWoodlands is a large, prosperous central area of Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, which is mainly residential. Much of the ward is taken up by leafy streets where property prices are among the highest in Central Scotland and includes Lochgreen, Slamannan, Rosebank, Gartcows and Southern...